We would like to utilize BlueCat Integrity to initiate operations in multiple regions, aiming to establish a disaster recovery, scalability, and resilience plan for the APAC and MA regions.
Project Manager at Hilti
Valuable DDI infrastructure, excellent graphical interface, and is flexible
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are scalability and cloud infrastructure."
- "During our testing phase, we encountered some issues with Active Directory and DNS reverse lookups."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
BlueCat Integrity is user-friendly, thanks to its powerful API. Our technicians appreciate the solution's excellent graphical interface, which makes it easy to comprehend.
BlueCat Integrity is flexible, fast, and quite optimized.
Currently, our company is satisfied with BlueCat Integrity, which has granted us peace of mind.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are scalability and cloud infrastructure.
What needs improvement?
During our testing phase, we encountered some issues with Active Directory and DNS reverse lookups.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have evaluated BlueCat Integrity and will be implementing it in July.
How are customer service and support?
In the limited contact I have had with BlueCat Integrity's support, they have been excellent.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously utilized Microsoft on-premises, but we transitioned to BlueCat Integrity for cloud support.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment process is straightforward. We intend to deploy based on regions and site types, such as forward operating bases, followed by administrative offices, headquarters, warehouses, and finally factories or plants.
What was our ROI?
Our management decided that there is a return on investment and that is why they have decided to move forward with BlueCat Integrity.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
BlueCat Integrity meets our expectations and aligns with our budget forecast.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Infoblox and chose BlueCat Integrity because it uses fewer resources and offers a better price. We appreciate their support and consulting services, as they understand that BlueCat Integrity is not widely known in the world due to being newer in the market. However, they compensate for this by providing effective consulting services that offer proof of concept and demonstrate value.
What other advice do I have?
I give BlueCat Integrity a ten out of ten.
I suggest that any organization which doesn't believe they require a comprehensive, integrated DDI management solution should consider utilizing the consultation services offered by BlueCat Integrity. This will help them understand the value it brings.
I recommend that organizations try BlueCat Integrity, as they will love it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Network Engineer at Click ITS
Helped reduce human error by 70 percent and has helped reduce downtime by 80 percent
Pros and Cons
- "BlueCat Integrity's scalability and user-friendliness are the most valuable features."
- "BlueCat Integrity can improve by increasing the amount of updates it releases."
What is our primary use case?
We use BlueCat Integrity for IP networking.
How has it helped my organization?
BlueCat Integrity is easy to learn and use. It provides a single pane of glass view for our IP address space. The Single pane of glass is important because it allows us to manage our large environment in one place.
It has helped reduce human error by 70 percent and has helped reduce downtime by 80 percent.
We have been able to free up staff time to focus on other projects and tasks.
BlueCat Integrity's automation capabilities saved us around 80 percent of our time.
It has improved our network stability and has saved us around 40 percent of our costs.
What is most valuable?
BlueCat Integrity's scalability and user-friendliness are the most valuable features.
What needs improvement?
BlueCat Integrity can improve by increasing the amount of updates it releases.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using BlueCat Integrity for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of BlueCat Integrity ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability of BlueCat Integrity ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
BlueCat's technical support is knowledgeable and quick to respond.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
BlueCat Integrity is affordable.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate BlueCat Integrity nine out of ten.
We have five users within our organization.
Our client is an enterprise organization.
I recommend BlueCat Integrity to others.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Systems Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Easy to manage our infrastructure, good interface, and user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "Managing our BDI infrastructure globally is simple, and BlueCat's personalized relationship with us is valuable to our organization."
- "The integration has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We replaced our legacy solution used to manage our network with BlueCat Integrity, a vendor-backed solution.
How has it helped my organization?
BlueCat Integrity is easy to use for end users and not difficult for administrators. I have used much more difficult solutions that are not directly related to DDI. For end users, the solution is intuitive on a daily basis.
It provides a single pane of glass view for our IP address space, which is important for our organization.
BlueCat Integrity is flexible and user-friendly for our end users.
BlueCat Integrity has helped improve our organization by simplifying the end user's experience and improving our integration with third parties.
What is most valuable?
Managing our DDI infrastructure globally is simple, and BlueCat's personalized relationship with us is valuable to our organization.
The interface is good, better than what we were used to.
What needs improvement?
The integration has room for improvement.
Everything related to automation can be improved.
The deployment process needs to be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using BlueCat Integrity for ten years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Yes. In-house built solution, lacking lots of features, complex to support and almost impossible to evolve or enhance with new functionalities (e.g.: IPv6 support)
How was the initial setup?
The deployment took around three years because we were migrating from our pre-existing in-house tool.
What about the implementation team?
The solution was deployed through an in-house team with support from BlueCat's professional services, who played a critical role in the success of our migration.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate BlueCat Integrity eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
A stable solution for segment management but its reporting format is insufficient
Pros and Cons
- "The solution includes automatic management of segments."
- "The solution does not export reports in a comprehensive format."
What is our primary use case?
Our company includes sixteen OS staff who use the solution for segment server management and ILO code.
Of the twenty-four segments available, we currently use four.
What is most valuable?
The solution includes automatic management of segments.
What needs improvement?
The solution does not export reports in a comprehensive format that allows us to see usage, administrators, VLAN, and backups.
A reporting format similar to Infoblox would be beneficial because theirs include VLAN and function information, LAN or WAN determinations, number of segments, usage, and backups.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
I would prefer the last sixteen management segments be handled through Infoblox because it is better at scaling.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is knowledgeable but responses are often delayed.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
Ongoing administration includes reinitiating a license that includes technical support.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Infoblox provides better scaling and includes reports with functional information that is comprehensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Cybersecurity & Privacy Executive at Access Quality
Provides IP visibility across our network, peace of mind, and flexible integration
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the IPAMs, which provide visibility into all the IP addresses on the network."
- "The technical support is slow and has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use BlueCat Integrity to deliver DNS service to our customers.
We use the solution throughout our entire network environment.
How has it helped my organization?
BlueCat Integrity has an intuitive interface, making it easy to use.
It offers a unified view of our IP address space through a single-pane-of-glass interface. The unified view is essential because we can implement all the solutions while having visibility in this dashboard.
BlueCat Integrity is highly flexible. It can be used in a wide range of situations and offers numerous options for integration.
BlueCat Integrity has helped us accelerate the product implementation process and reduce the time spent on DNS.
We have saved around five hours a week per technician for troubleshooting because it is all done automatically now. This frees up their time to focus on other security products.
Since implementing BlueCat Integrity we have not had any downtime in the network.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the IPAMs, which provide visibility into all the IP addresses on the network.
What needs improvement?
The technical support is slow and has room for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using BlueCat Integrity for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
BlueCat Integrity is highly stable.
How are customer service and support?
BlueCat Integrity's technical support is unsatisfactory because they are slow to respond, and we consistently find ourselves having to reiterate our issues to them. That is why we opt for partner support instead.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Negative
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Azure DNS and switched to BlueCat Integrity because it offered better visibility into the IPs.
Compared to Microsoft, BlueCat Integrity is an enterprise DNS solution that provides us with peace of mind and enables us to concentrate on other tasks without experiencing any failures.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation took slightly longer compared to the implementations we have completed for other products.
What about the implementation team?
We used an implementation partner service.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed a return on investment within two years of implementing BlueCat Integrity.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Compared to other solutions, BlueCat Integrity offers a competitive price.
What other advice do I have?
I give BlueCat Integrity a ten out of ten.
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Technology Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Highly stable solution with excellent DDoS protection
Pros and Cons
- "Adaptive DNS's best feature is DDoS protection, which stops malware and network security attacks."
- "Adaptive DNS only supports AWS for network automation and cloud computing and would be improved if it also supported other options like Azure or Google Cloud."
What is our primary use case?
I mainly use Adaptive DNS for IP address management.
What is most valuable?
Adaptive DNS's best feature is DDoS protection, which stops malware and network security attacks.
What needs improvement?
Adaptive DNS only supports AWS for network automation and cloud computing and would be improved if it also supported other options like Azure or Google Cloud. In the next release, Adaptive DNS should add an option for users to migrate their IPv4 versions to v6 via cloud apps.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using BlueCat Adaptive DNS for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Adaptive DNS is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Adaptive DNS is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
BlueCat's technical support is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use Infoblox, but Adaptive DNS is more stable and secure.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy and could be handled even by an undergraduate engineer. The deployment time is fast, but it depends on the number of networks being used - a single network takes hardly ten minutes, but a hundred would take an hour to ninety minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Adaptive DNS's price depends on your network ranges, the services you want, and the level of support you require.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise other users to go for Adaptive DNS without hesitation, and I'd rate it nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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